Dan Daigle of the legislative auditor's office told the news station the raid was a result of an "investigative audit" and that it occurred at his home because that's also the location of Thomassie's office.

Investigators were witnessed by Fox removing boxes of documents from and talking to Thomassie outside of his home.

Thomassie is suspected of charging his dozens of deputy constables a monthly fee for badges over the last decade, according to Fox, a practice the Metropolitan Crime Commission said is illegal.

WVUE's Lee Zurik reported, "In the course of our investigation of Thomassie, we've frequently found him drinking at a West Bank bar, the Double Deuce, during the workday. In one instance, our undercover camera caught Thomassie drinking while he claimed to be at work, serving court papers." Zurik said Thomassie has not responded to his questions.